The feature of living matter that most demands explanation is that it …

Richard Dawkins
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The feature of living matter that most demands explanation is that it is almost unimaginably complicated in directions that convey a powerful illusion of deliberate design. ✨ Richard Dawkins (2004). A Devil's Chaplain, p.79, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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